Tone Stangeland Kaufman, PhD
Professor
Practical Theology
Special fields:
- Homiletics
- Christian Spirituality
- Pastoral theology
- Ecclesiology and Ethnography
- Religious education and youth ministry studies
- Qualitative methods
Resource person for the following topics:
Presentation
I serve as associate professor of practical theology and teach M.Div students in homiletics and Christian spirituality in addition to other courses. My research interests are within Christian spirituality, empirically oriented homiletics, ethnographic ecclesiology, action research, and Christian practices. I am particularly interested in methodological issues related to empirical research in theology and ecclesiology with an emphasis on normativity and reflexivity. I direct the research project Preaching to Young and Old, which will soon appear as a book. I am also involved in a research project on preaching related to the refugee situation in Europe. A general research interest is to explore ethnographically what it entails to be church, and I am engaged in the international Ecclesiology and Ethnography network and serve as co-chair of the Practical Theology and as steering committee member of the Ecclesial Practices Groups at the American Academy of Religion (AAR).
Selected publications
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- Kaufman, T. S. & Ideström, J. (2018). Why matter matters In theological action research: Attending to the voices of tradition. International Journal of Practical Theology, 22(1), s. 84 - 102. ISSN: 1430-6921
- Kaufman, T. S. (2017). Old practices in new places: Breaking violence through Ignatian exercises in a Swedish maximum security prison. Spiritus: A Journal of Christian Spirituality, 17(1), s. 19 - 39. ISSN: 1533-1709
- Kaufman, T. S. (2017). A New Old Spirituality? : a Qualitative Study of Clergy Spirituality in the Nordic Context. Pickwick Publications. ISBN: 978-1-5326-0843-8
- Kaufman, T. S. (2016). From the Outside, Within, or In Between? : Normativity at Work in Empirical Practical Theological Research. Conundrums in Practical Theology, s. 134 - 162. ISBN: 978-90-04-32423-7
- Kaufman, T. S. (2015). Normativity as Pitfall or Ally? Reflexivity as an Interpretive Resource in Ecclesiological and Ethnographic Research. ECCLESIAL PRACTICES. JOURNAL OF ECCLESIOLOGY AND ETHNOGRAPHY, 2(1), s. 91 - 107. ISSN: 2214-4463
- Kaufman, T. S. & Sandsmark, A. (2015). Spaces of Possibilities. The Role of Artifacts in Religious Learning Processes for Vulnerable Youth. Journal of Youth and Theology, 14(2), s. 138 - 154. ISSN: 1741-0819
- Kaufman, T. S. (2014). A plea for ethnographic methods and a spirituality of everyday life in the study of christian spirituality: A norwegian case of clergy spirituality. Spiritus: A Journal of Christian Spirituality, 14(1), s. 94 - 102. ISSN: 1533-1709
- Kaufman, T. S. (2013). Pastoral spirituality in everyday life, in ministry, and beyond : three locations for a pastoral spirituality. Journal of Religious Leadership, 12(2), s. 81 - 105. ISSN: 1935-6943
Latest academic publications
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- Kaufman, T. S. & Danbolt, L. J. (2020). Hva er praktisk teologi?. Tidsskrift for Praktisk Teologi (TPT), 37(1), s. 6 - 18. ISSN: 1893-4773
- Kaufman, T. S. (2018). Mapping the Landscape of Scandinavian Research in Ecclesiology and Ethnography : Contributions and Challenges. What Really Matters : Scandinavian Perspectives on Ecclesiology and Ethnography, s. 15 - 37. Pickwick Publications. ISBN: 978-1-5326-1811-6
- Kaufman, T. S., Rystad, L. S. & Fagermoen, T. (2018). Flyktningene i forkynnelsen : homiletiske dilemmaer i et stykke prekenpraksis. Tidsskrift for Praktisk Teologi (TPT), 35(1), s. 16 - 27. ISSN: 1893-4773
- Kaufman, T. S. & Ideström, J. (2018). Why matter matters In theological action research: Attending to the voices of tradition. International Journal of Practical Theology, 22(1), s. 84 - 102. ISSN: 1430-6921
- (2018). Byggekloss-spiritualitet? : en studie av spiritualitet i Den norske kirkes trosopplæring. ISBN: 9788282493611
- Ideström, J. & Kaufman, T. S. (2018). What Really Matters : Scandinavian Perspectives on Ecclesiology and Ethnography. Pickwick Publications. ISBN: 978-1-5326-1811-6
- Ideström, J. & Kaufman, T. S. (2018). The Researcher as Game Maker - Response. What Really Matters : Scandinavian Perspectives on Ecclesiology and Ethnography, s. 173 - 180. Pickwick Publications. ISBN: 978-1-5326-1811-6
- Kaufman, T. S. (2018). The Researcher as Gamemaker : Teaching Normative Dimensions in Various Phases of Empirical Practical Theological Research. Qualitative Research in Theological Education : Pedagogy in Practice, s. 169 - 184. SCM Press. ISBN: 9780334056775
- Kaufman, T. S. & Mosdøl, H. O. (2018). More than Words: A Multimodal and Socio-material Approach to Understanding the Preaching Event. Preaching Promises within the Paradoxes of Life, s. 123 - 132. AFRICAN SUN MeDIA. ISBN: 9781928480105
- Graff-Kallevåg, K. & Kaufman, T. S. (2018). Spiritualitet i kirkens trosopplæring. Byggekloss-spiritualitet? : en studie av spiritualitet i Den norske kirkes trosopplæring, s. 8 - 24. ISBN: 9788282493611
Education and professional practice
1994 | Grunnfag tysk, HiS |
1994 - 1995 | Vikarlærer diverse skoler Sandnes |
1995 - 1998 | Vikarlærer Kristelig Gymnasium |
2001 | Cand.theol, MF |
2001 - 2002 | Timelærer i ST og KLT, MF |
2002 | Praktukum, MF |
2003 | Kandidatstipend, MF |
2003 | Vikarprest Bredtvet menighet, Oslo mars-nov |
2003 - present | Stipendiat Praktisk Teologi, MF |
2011 | PhD i praktisk teologi med avhandlingen "A New Old Spirituality: A Qualitative Study of Clergy Sprituality in the Church of Norway" |
2012 - 2013 | Korsveiprest (50%) |
2012 - present | Førsteamanuensis i praktisk teologi, MF |
2013 - 2015 | Korsveiprest (30%) |
Positions
1999 - 2003 | Styrmedlem Storsalen menighet (nestleder siste året) |
1999 - 2000 | Studentrådsleder MF |
2001 - 2006 | Redaksjonsmedlem i Tidsskriftet Over Alt - tidsskrift for Kristen spiritualitet og bønn |
2004 - 2006 | Styremedlem MF (lærerrepresentant) |
2012 | Practical Theology Group, The American Academy of Religion (AAR), Member at Large |
2013 - present | Practical Theology Group, The American Academy of Religion (AAR), Co-chair |
2013 - present | Ecclesial Practices Group, he American Academy of Religion (AAR), Member at Large |
2014 | Academic Committee IASYM European Conference Budweis, Member at large |
2014 - 2015 | Nasjonalt Fagråd Praktisk Teologi, medlem av AU |
2014 - present | Tidsskrift for Praktisk Teologi, redaksjonsmedlem |
2015 - present | Advisory Board for the Ecclesiology and Ethnography Conference, Durham |
2017 | Program and host committee for organizing the 7th International Academy of Practical Theology, Oslo |